Re: Trying to be 'well behaved' under Vista
- From: "Alfie [UK]" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:38:24 +0100
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:33:02 -0700, Bob Freeth
<BobFreeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is there any good reason why I should not install the program, data and helpYes, imagine how annoying it is going to be under Vista if lots of
files into a folder in the user's My Documents folder instead of the Program
Files folder?
developers start sticking their apps in My Docs. I have 60 odd apps on
my PC and I'd really prefer not to have 60 'useless' (i.e. not user
usable) folders cluttering up My Docs, I get annoyed enough with games
that stick save slots and other apps that stick settings files in My
Docs.
Plus what's to stop an inquisitive/clumsy user deleting or moving
something out of your My Docs App folder and breaking the app ?
As far as I understand the current 'design' guidelines that will become
enforcable under Vista;
c:\program files\{companyname}\{appname}\
...is for your binary and any static data
c:\documents and
settings\{username or all users}\application
data\{companyname}\{appname}\
...is for your APP-only read-write data (as this folder is hidden)
c:\documents and
settings\{username or all users}\my documents\{companyname}\{appname}\
...is for user data files, anything that they can access directly
and copy, move, delete, etc.
--
Alfie
<http://www.delphia.co.uk/>
Blessed are the censors; they shall inhibit the earth
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